What is Alarm Management Software?

Alarm Management is a mechanism for recapturing lost production and increasing capacity. Its prime purpose is improving plant condition information and resources available to operations to better empower them to maintain normal state.

Most industrial groups acknowledge the "EEMUA Guide" as a key source of best practice and design information relating to alarm management systems. The four core principles, commonly known as Alarm Rationalisation, of this guide are:

• The alarm system should be designed to meet the users needs.
• The purpose of the alarm system should be to protect the safety of people, the environment and plant equipment.
• The performance of the alarm system should be assessed
• Every alarm should be justified and properly engineered.

The key metrics of the EEMUA Guide are:-

• Average alarm rate < 1 alarm every 10 minutes per operator.
• Flood alarm rate < 10 alarms every 10 minutes per operator.
• Standing Alarms < 10
• Disabled Alarms < 30

To have any chance of meeting these targets, you must have a plan that defines the goals, metrics, schedule, budget and resources. This is called an Alarm Philospohy document.

To assist you in your alarm rationalisation project and to document its progress, you will need Alarm Management Software specifically designed for the task. LogMate® from TiPS Inc has been specifically designed with Alarm Rationalisation in mind.

TiPS Incorporated is the manufacturer of LogMate®, a leading alarm management software system. They have been in the alarm management business since 1990 and their products are used around the world in many industries.

Control Specialists are authorised to provide UK-based sales and support for TiPS products. We can also assist you in the creation of an Alarm Philosphy document.

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